A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Bolted joint of the tie rod to the wheel bearing housing: Volkswagen T-Roc (II)
- Period mentioned
- Built from 6/9/2025 to 5/2/2026 (only the VINs in the recall)
- Symptoms
- The source describes no early warning signs. The risk is that the tie rod comes loose and steering is partly or completely lost.
- Possible cause described
- The tie rod may have been bolted to the wheel bearing housing with too low a tightening torque, and the joint may come loose. According to the German authority KBA, this can lead to a partial or complete loss of steering. It is KBA recall 16132R (Volkswagen 48AX), covering 4,025 cars worldwide built from 6/9/2025 to 5/2/2026; Volkswagen found it in its quality checks and, when it was published (March 2026), no damage or injuries were known.
- Check for the garage
- If your T-Roc was built in that period, ask a Volkswagen dealer, with the VIN, whether recall 48AX is outstanding. If it is, do not drive it: Volkswagen asks owners not to move the car until the repair, in which the tie rod bolted joint is replaced free of charge.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.